Chok Yue Zan
About the artist
Winner of the prestigious 2017 UOB Painting of the year (Malaysia) Competition, young Kuala Lumpur based artist Chok Yue Zan is an emerging force in the contemporary art world. Born in Tauwar, Sabah, Zan grew up with his grandparents, in a forested environment surrounded by lush greenery and breathtaking sceneries. It was his sanctuary, a space of unbridled happiness which he considers his lost paradise. His art is inspired heavily by the nostalgia of said paradise and the singular theme of past, present, and future. Zan believes that one’s memories of the past can have a very tangible effect on one’s future.
In his craft, Zan explores various media in a contemplative and conceptual approach. He constantly questions the origins and functions of different materials, and is a proponent of mixing and combining different materials and art techniques to form a unique visual language. His modus operandi of consummately balancing creativity, emotions and technicality makes him one of the most all-rounded and exciting young artists in our region today.
Chok Yue Zan
Education
2015 Diploma in Fine Arts, Dasein Academy of Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Throughout, Art Porters Gallery, Singapore
2018 Retrospect of Paradiso, Art Porters Gallery, Singapore
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021
ASYAAF, Hongik Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2019
Art Expo Malaysia, MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Silent Imagination, G13 Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Art Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Moment, Jakarta, Indonesia
2018
Art Beijing at National Agriculture Exhibition Center
ArtStage Singapore
2017
Matter of [f]act, China House, Penang
Longing Memories (Trio), HOM Art Trans, Kuala Lumpur
We Know We Care, Jeth Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
XS, Titikmerah Publika, Kuala Lumpur
Mosaic, China House, Penang
2016
Art With a Heart, Image of Life, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Art Expo Plus 2016, MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Eight Gourmets Gala (EGG), Lot. 49, Bandar Sunway, Kuala Lumpur
Youngsters, HOM Art Trans, Kuala Lumpur
n.e.XXX.t 2016, Xin Art Space, Kuala Lumpur
Young & New Vl, HOM Art Trans, Kuala Lumpur
2015
aveNew, Artemis Art, Publika, Kuala Lumpur
CAFFA Art Project, White Box, Publika, Kuala Lumpur
FMYAC (France Malaysia Young Artist Award), National Art Gallery, Malaysia.
Residency
2018
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
Public Collection
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan
United Overseas Bank, Singapore
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